{"id":20808,"date":"2021-12-25T15:51:36","date_gmt":"2021-12-25T20:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.osteomag.ca\/2021\/12\/25\/claw-toes\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T00:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T05:41:09","slug":"osteopathy-treat-claw-toes-effectively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osteomag.ca\/en\/osteopathy-treat-claw-toes-effectively\/","title":{"rendered":"How Osteopathy Can Treat Claw Toes Effectively"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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A claw toe is a common deformity of the foot. The toes bend in a claw-like position. This misalignment of the toes will result in them digging into the soles of the shoes, creating painful calluses on the tops or tips of the toes. \n<\/p>\n\n

  • Claw toe deformity will cause the following malpositions:
    1. Extension of the metacarpophalangeal joint<\/li>
    2. Flexion of the proximal and distal interphalangeal joints<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ul>\n
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      • This will cause additional pressure on the surface of the foot to form:
        1. A callus under the foot in the distal metatarsal region<\/li>
        2. Corns on the foot in the distal region of the proximal first phalanx<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ul>\n
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          Cause<\/h2>\n\n
          • Narrow shoe<\/li>
          • High heel: The higher the heel, the smaller the toe box, the more the toes flex. Tendons can actually shorten, making straightening the toes more difficult.<\/li>
          • Alcoholism: Nerve damage from alcoholism can weaken the muscles in the foot, which can lead to clawed toes or other deformities.<\/li>
          • Diabetes: Ulcers caused by additional pressure can become infected.<\/li>
          • Cerebral palsy: This condition affects the held muscles.<\/li>
          • Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: This type of inherited muscular dystrophy, also known as Charcot’s foot, causes muscle and nerve damage and can cause various foot problems, including claw toes.<\/li>
          • Rheumatoid or osteoarthritis: Ligaments weakened by arthritis inflammation can lead to foot problems such as claw toes.<\/li>
          • Polio<\/li>
          • Stroke: A stroke can cause imbalances in the foot, resulting in claw toes.<\/li><\/ul>\n

            Exercise<\/h2>\n\n

            Toe extension:<\/p>\n\n

            With the help of a medium-sized ball under the toes on the floor, stretch them out in extension. Be delicate at the beginning, possibly keep the position 30 seconds and repeat a few times a day. \n<\/p>\n\n

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            A claw toe is a common deformity of the foot. The toes bend in a claw-like position. This misalignment of the toes will result in them digging into the soles of the shoes, creating painful calluses on the tops or tips of the toes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55241,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","iawp_total_views":7,"footnotes":""},"categories":[233],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-feet"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/osteomag.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/osteomag.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/osteomag.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osteomag.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osteomag.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/osteomag.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20808\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osteomag.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/osteomag.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osteomag.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osteomag.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}